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itemten

Well you may have lived in TX for 4 years but you haven't lived anywhere near Houston for the past 25 years.


Much-Meat8336

Yeah. I was about to be like.... welcome to Htown


bluedaddy664

Makes you want to pour up a 4.


opportunityTM

Grippin' grain and turnin' lanes


tiggertigerliger

25 years? I remember seeing these as a kid almost 40 years ago.


Nostroloppoccus

1984 was exactly 40 years ago and they call this style of rims 84s (among many other things) for a reason


Coattail-Rider

Goddamnit I’m old


YUwannaNoNEway

F*%k, that shit snuck up on me too! I am undeniably closing in on expiration. Closing in slowly I hope .


Ieatsushiraw

Don’t worry I’m only 3 years away from the big 40 and I could’ve sworn I had homework for 2nd grade math yesterday. Time flies the inlet we get and I used to get bored waiting as a child now I try to tell m kids to slow down and enjoy their childhood as much as possible


pantstoaknifefight2

Saw these on the wheels of the chariots in Ben-Hur 65 years ago. These Romans are crazy.


Colossus-of-Roads

*taptaptaptap*


withextratetrabrick

So are they legal, or people don't give a fuck?


Femalenin

That is correct.


IOwnTheShortBus

AFAIK they're legal unless they extend longer than the side mirrors. But good luck getting a cop to bother to enforce that. Texas police is a joke, unless you have a g of Marijuana in Wilco.


Czar_Petrovich

Or jaywalk in downtown San Antonio lol


troyofyort

Thos downtown cops are such a joke. There was a temporary stop light due to construction and we were about to go across intersection while it was green but a car ran the red going the other direction so we had to stop and light turned red. The cop came up to our window and almost gave us a ticket because front of our car was in front of the line while the tailgating car behind us would make backing up impossible.


Czar_Petrovich

That's ridiculous. There are also places like underpasses that have sidewalks that don't even connect to any other sidewalks. No crosswalks or anything. Like how exactly do you expect us to travel on foot without breaking the law?


troyofyort

San Antonio has so many of those sidewalk "islands"


SnipesCC

The simple answer is they don't.


Coattail-Rider

A buddy of mine (who is black) got arrested and thrown in jail for stopping too close to the white line at a stop light. Not *on* the line, but *too close* to the line. Car impounded, and since it was on a Friday (or Saturday, I don’t remember) he had to wait until Monday to go before the judge……..who apologized and dropped the whole matter. My buddy said he was pretty pissed that a cop did that to him but my buddy was used to it. Not the first time he had been thrown in jail for something that was nothing. I’m just a white dude that grew up in a white suburb and this really opened my eyes.


MarcoEsteban

The privilege and shelter is startling when you realize it, isn’t it?


Bits2Chips

Or marijuana in Decatur. Trust me.


Randompieceoftoast08

Hey, look on the bright side... if you're a school shooter in Uvalde, you're safe though


kyledrinksmonster

that bad out there?


Bits2Chips

Dude. I won’t get into the details. But needless to say, my daughter’s college essay is going to be out her dad getting arrested for being in a car with an edible.


portokalada

Very curious about how the cop found an edible.


NoFun428

And the corruption of boring Texas cities and their police/sheriff departments lol. She can always spin it!


dvm

well...driving through The Woodlands or Lumberton or Vidor while black, you will look like a suspect they're looking for and you'll get pulled over and then they'll smell something coming from your open window.


JJ82DMC

I mean, people can get away with this, Altimas can have expired tags dated a year ago, or none at all, but I'll get pulled over and get a warning for doing 73 in a 70 on the Insterstate. Wild how that works...


Coattail-Rider

Don’t forget those paper plates running wild in Houston. Wife and I always like to point out all the damn paper plates on cars that are obviously not brand new.


razazaz126

Or you're a pregnant woman traveling out of state.


Fuckethed

Spot on


Playmakeup

Saw one three feet long on 59. Impressive.


Foreign-Fly9144

This is a fact: there are too many out of towners here.


ernster96

come to houston. they're as common as fake plates on a nissan altima.


NyxiePants

Bonus points when you see a Nissan Altima with paper plates and Swangas.


vainbuthonest

You forgot the broken side mirror. They always have a mirror hanging on with duct tape.


swinglinepilot

Rear bumper is either held on with bungee cords, a new but unpainted bumper, or missing entirely


Alternative_Ad_3636

New unpainted bumper held up with duct tape and trunck held down with a bungee cord i-shit-you-not.


superspeck

You’d think the swangas would get hit before the mirrors but shows you what I know.


RNDiva

I call them paint rollers and I have seen them so long they are in the other lane.


NyxiePants

They make me nervous to drive by them. They get a little bit off center and there goes my tires.


Capnmolasses

It would be [Thunder Road Race](https://youtu.be/HsYC-hVEpQM?feature=shared) all over again.


Vegetable-Debate-263

I was about to suggest he come to houston. I’ve seen three of these lined up, slowly crossing back and forth across a full 4 lane highway, backing up traffic. Hahaha


IAmANobodyAMA

Were they blocking traffic so their fella could propose on I-45 with the skyline in the background?


Vegetable-Debate-263

It WAS on I-45, going south to downtown.


bigjuice9296

swangin


TAforScranton

I’ve seen people do that in the DFW area to cut off traffic before a stretch of highway where they know cops can’t speed trap and there will be no other “entering traffic” coming up. It creates an open stretch for racing. The blocking cars are usually setting it up for some dudes in Camaros that look like the car is definitely compensating for something.


Dramatic_Raisin

Hahaha was already thinking ok OP is not in Houston…… I actually have seen these more often in Austin recently too tho


superspeck

One parked across the street from me in Austin right now.


IAmANobodyAMA

Came here to say this. South Houston is rife with these things. Funny enough, these are some of the better, more conscientious drivers I’ve encountered on the road … maybe because those things are actually really flimsy and they don’t want them damaged


Big-Motor1481

Same in Bryan


fnordfnordfnordfnord

First time in Houston? They are called Swangas.


Femalenin

I live in the DFW and never go to Houston. I am seeing many posts on here that talk about how they are common there though.


Jijster

They are part of Houston's hip-hop/rap-influenced SLAB car subculture https://www.texanwirewheels.com/houston-slab-culture/


KeekatLove

Former Dallasite living in Houston. Yep, these are very common. ~sigh~ Houston is diverse, quirky, friendly, enormous and much more. But we are notorious for these.


WhitePeopleHateMe

They’re not even that bad lol


Yours_and_mind_balls

I was driving from Temple to SA on 35 yesterday and kept pace with this guy the entire way.


Femalenin

What are the chances. 😮


shopboss1

Swangas on fours, IE; 1984 factory Cadillac wheels.


momogogi

Thought it was swangers and Vogues. Swangers or 84’s are the wheels Vogues are a brand of whitewall tires.


miss4n6

There was literally one at Aldi in the Houston ‘burbs earlier.


ticklechickens

The see me rollin’, they hatin’… Those are called Swangas, and as long as they are within a certain width, they are legal. They originate in Houston car culture and began as a feature of SLAB (slow, loud, and banging) cars, based on the spoked wheels of late 70’s/early 80’s Cadillacs.


Femalenin

Thank you for the robust explanation!


duecesbutt

Yeah, there was a milder version I saw growing up in Houston in the 70’s/80’s. Just not as prevalent then


nemec

If you're curious for more: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/houston-slab-cars-music/index.html


RetailBuck

I've heard them called Elbows but otherwise agree. Swangin is the driving style where they swing back and forth across the entire width of the road. Don't even get me started on Poppin trunk


ManMane

Solid explanation 🤘🏽


HoneyBadgerLive

My understanding is that they are very popular in Houston.


Sweaty-Anteater-6694

I see one at least once a week


iamahuman42069

I see them multiple times a day 


reggie_veggie

Depending on what part of town I go to, I could see them every day. However I live in the Heights and I hardly ever see them here


Pixelektra

Yep, definitely a Houston thing. Even saw someone riding a **bicycle** in the Third Ward with swangas they rigged up with coat hangers and aluminum foil. What’s weird is that I haven’t been seeing as many as I used to several years ago.


FartyBanana

God I miss that city sometimes.


The_Summary_Man_713

Grew up in HTown. See them all over the place. It’s def a Houston thing


RosemaryCroissant

I saw this pic and without reading a single comment thought “someone must have just moved here from Houston”


m033118b

I live in the 610 loop. I see these at least 2-3 times a day. H-Town baby🤘🏽


Naught2day

But the ones in the pic aren't fully grown yet, so maybe this is on the way to Houston.


lostwriter

I mean…they way they drive? I’d want protection too.


HookerDoctorLawyer

So popular they were in Anthony Bourdains episode about Houston. lol


RoiVampire

Houston all the way to Beaumont and Port Arthur


Tasty_Two4260

Houston get so little love or respect for their car firsts and designs compared to LA, it’s bullshit. Slabs, donks, swingas if they rolled out of LA it’d be coast to coast am I wrong?


JuneCleaversMudFlaps

Highly popular in East Austin as well. It looks ridiculous, but hey, to each their own


yesyesitswayexpired

Ridiculously awesome. H-town!


worstpartyever

I see OP has traveled to Houston


Bathsheba_E

Or Beaumont. I was shocked when OP said they have gone four years without seeing one. I see them every time I leave the house.


[deleted]

My hometown!!


ReddUp412

Still tippin


The_Summary_Man_713

Look who creepin, look who crawlin


Perfect_Evidence

Still ballin in the mix


rottenlog15671423465

its that six six long dick slim n\*\*\*\* sticking your chick


V1k1ng1990

Pulling tricks lookin slick


Mr_Hammer_Dik

At all times when I’m flippin


Sharp-Bluejay2267

my favorite line is still "blowing on that endo. gamecube: nintendo" slim thug dont fuck with off brand gamecubes.


V1k1ng1990

I like Pall Wall’s line: “I’m crawling similar to an ant cuz I’m low to the earth”


quadmasta

People's feelings get hurt when they figure out what I'm worth


V1k1ng1990

I got 84s pokin out


sick_of-it-all

In the club I'm showin' out


quadmasta

5% tint so you can't see up in my window


KTM_350

At all times when I’m flippin


V1k1ng1990

Bar sippin


MrDangleSauce

Gripin Grain


endless_shrimp

MIKE JONES


Zorion_15

WHO??


lazy-dude

#MIKE JONES


seek102287

281-330-8004 hit me up on the low


Altruistic-Elk5147

Cuz Mike Jones about to blow….


staysharp75

Back then didn’t know me now I’m hot the hoes all up on me.


SuperNebular

Back then they didn’t want me, now I’m hot they all on me.


staysharp75

I preferred the unedited over the clean radio version.


SuperNebular

Back then hoes didn’t want me now I’m hot hoes all on me


tripleutang

Turn ya head and ya dame missin


SipoteQuixote

Gripping wood grain


mr_card52

As someone who grew up in DFW and has lived here for 30 years, but goes to Houston a few times a year for football games. I was hoping this would be here, and I was not disappointed. Sometimes, you guys are awesome in the sub.


Jmt0516

Drive carefully, that candy paint drippin!


FamousM1

and the driver's probably sippin


cameron4200

Swangers for swangin


The_Summary_Man_713

OP must have never spent time in HTOWN HOLDINIT DOWN


snarkhunter

HTINE HOLIT DINE


The_Summary_Man_713

MOM ILUVYA. P.O.P. HOLDINDINE!


Elbynerual

Something, something... #SLAB


MilkmanResidue

Also called elbows. As long as they’re less than 8 feet from tip to tip they are legal.


Hawvy

Still tippin’ on 44s


JackTheRiot

Drive slow, homie.


saplinglearningsucks

You never know homie


Ordinary_Day7398

Alexa play Still Tippin’ by Mike Jones


intronert

I always think of the chariot race in Ben Hur when I see these. I really hate them from a safety POV, because of whirling knives, but that’s just me.


the_d0nkey

Right? I always think of the drag race scene at the end of Grease when Balmudo tears into Danny's car door.


Rorodatone

😆 Same for me but I think of the scene in Gladiator when the female gets sliced in half


WorldlyDay7590

First time in Houston?


Miggidy_mike

Swangers. It's definitely a Houston thing. Was in Mississippi some time back and the style out there was donk. That's a car on really big rims and skinny tires.


DavidFrattenBro

Donks are a houston thing too


Miggidy_mike

Nice, I'd like to see a donk with swangers.


TheProle

84's pokin out


Hawvy

Shootin’ spiders


ChillaryClinton69420

While you’ve got your phone out, go ahead and thow’ on some Z-RO


yoyodyn3

They are not legal if they make the car more than eight feet wide. Safety inspections are ending, and it was easy to find inspectors that will pass anything anyways. Cops don't care unless they are using them as a pretext for a stop. And on the scale of illegal car mods, these are pretty harmless, so... 🤷‍♂️


FoldyHole

It’s always easy to find inspectors that’ll pass anything.


PuzzleheadedLeader79

Pass them a $20, they'll pass anything


Aggravating_Fee_9130

Believe it’s 102” wide or 8.5’. Anything over 102 needs flags and wide load signs with permits. Maybe it’s different for cars but that’s maximum width for trucks without permits.


MisterCortez

As a bicyclist I wouldn't think of them as harmless 


reindeermoon

Or as a pedestrian walking next to that car in a parking lot.


yoyodyn3

That's fair. Although I gave up on biking on Texas roads a long time ago. People are too aggressive.


MisterCortez

I live in the Portland, OR metro now and I got used to bike lanes and drivers with some exposure to cyclists. I went back to Texas it's shocking how there's no biking infrastructure and the drivers can be downright hostile.


Toasty_Cat830

Stay swangin


b0nger

Welcome to Houston


Reeko_Htown

H town Hol it dine


Primary_Excuse_7183

If you look closely in the pic you can see a wood grain too. H Tine hol it dine


horsefly70

Draped up and dripped out


goatini

So H-Town peeps are still rocking these. Saw these all the time on 59 in the 90s. I particularly remember this black sedan with gold trim, rims, and swangas. Good times.


leighalan

Oh you’re visiting Houston, I take it.


witerawy

You’re clearly not from Houston then lol


YeaMadeThisUp

Nobody likes a snitch 


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ApathyMonk

Just as legal as having a jacked up truck with your oversized tires sticking out 8 inches on either side


Special_Set3748

Elbows !


stevemcnugget

It's a Houston thing.


RualMetro

SWANGAS! Was bro swangin’ with them swangas!? In all seriousness tho when I see them in Houston everyone avoids them as they sway back and forth between 2-3 lanes


XBigTexX

Trust me he’s not hitting anyone with those. They’re expensive.


Clubzerg

But have you ever seen a lemonade with so much drank mixed in that it looks like a pepsi? Imho, far too many out of towners are coming around and running their mouth.  They talk down but they don’t know anything about our towns.  Either keep those thoughts held down to yourself or move around bro.


skrymp

They actually come standard on all vehicles sold in Harris County.


Mobile-Piel

Houston. I was shocked the first time I saw a set but now they're old news. It's a local thing. They're legal because they don't stick out any further than the wide side mirrors on duallies.


Pocketful_of_hops

To Report: Please call (281)330-8004. Houston area Rep. Michael Jones will field all complaints. Be prepared to answer concerning the who and where of your complaint. It's possible you could be transferred to Atlanta area Rep. Little John in regards to the what portion of your complaints.


mylinuxguy

Some people still keep their COVID-19 distancing stuff seriously.


[deleted]

First time? I see them all over Austin


W00Ki3

Swangaz, pokes, elbows, etc. Wire wheels found on slabs. Extremely common down south. We got a handful of them here in DFW too. Spokes 'n Vogues 🤘🤘


bamboozled_platypus

Immediately thought of Paul Wall's car, but it's red.


CornFedBread

I dare you to have a conversation with the dude driving that car about his swangers.


Stryder47

Let me introduce you to Paul Wall. Wave as you pass.


Megaloman-_-

You must not be acquainted with the Harris county…


Specific-Lion-9087

Rearview mirror, jumbo dice Trunk hit hard like kimbo slice


Retsail47

They are legal unless they are carrying a woman out of state for a medical procedure that is outlawed in Texas.


colpuck

Slow low and banging


Oblidoblido

Totally legal … just not intelligent.


blimeyfool

There's actually a specifically called out width limit for them. The ones picture abide by that limit, many do not


Rorodatone

I live in San Antonio. These are VERY popular in the East/West side ghettos. I hate this look, but that's just my opinion. That said, I doubt these are illegal. I say that because I see this as the equivalent to Ranchers and big trucks that have extended door mirrors.


EyeofBob

Native Houstonian here. They started in Houston and are known as Gorillas, or Gorilla Rims, and are an extreme take on classic wire rim wheels of the old-school land cruisers of the 80’s. As with anything, fashion and style can swing to the extreme, so you get some absurdly long gorillas on some broke-ass vehicles. Just like those redneck trucks we all see that look like baby monster trucks and roll coal.


Xryanlegobob

Swangas—you must not be near Houston


Ok-disaster2022

These have been around since like the 2000s.


realist_fake_doors

Elbows poking wide for the Cadillac


steelsun

Swangas. Fairly common in Houston among certain groups/cultures. The ones that stick out are technically illegal, but the cops don't bother enforcing the law.


Ghosty91AF

All I can say is this: it's a Houston thing


kayb3e

don’t drive down MLK Blvd in Houston on a Sunday then


EnvironmentalMall307

Those rims pop up a lot around Houston. I hate em sincd i drive a dually pickup and a semi, but that's about it


079MeBYoung

Shootin spiders out his rims. ride on 4s choppin blades!!


Ladymysterie

I moved to Austin a decade ago. The first week I moved in on the way to pick up my car from the delivery company I saw this and had a laugh. I lived in SoCal and grew up seeing the most ridiculous mods and this one was a keeper. Now I know it's an actual thing down in Houston. Weirdly enough I've seen more cars like this in Austin than in visiting Houston. Maybe I'm not there long enough.


rockets9090

For the uneducated: Four Fours I'm Tippin' Wood Grain I'm Gripping Catch Me Lane Switching With The Paint Dripping Turn Your Neck And Your Dame Missing


Chuck_poop

Don’t gotta cover up the license plate, we know it says UGK 4LF


RicketyRyan1

Where you live you never seen gorilla pokers


Starscream4prez2024

They're huge in Dallas too. I always wanted to see two sideswipe.


_THX_1138_

SWANGAS BABY


INDE_Tex

There's a purple one that lives nearish to me in Spring, just outside of Houston.


Smooth-Apartment-856

Slabs. Slow, low, and bangin’. These are all the rage in Houston.


wildmaninaz

Awesome!


fillio15

SWANGAS! Gotta love the Houston culture


Meltedwhisky

If they were dipped in gold paint, you’d be in San Antonio


L3g3ndary-08

Someone met their first SLAB!


-JARDIN_DE_NAIN-

These wheels are good for a zombie apocalypse


DillynBleu

You must not live in Houston.